One of the most vicious creatures ever printed....
stygimoloch
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(6 votes)
I wish I still had my copies :(
kitsunewarlock
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(10 votes)
Its a jackal!
Just a great card that defines red. A 2/1 for 1. Yeah, it burns you. But it hits the opponent too.
Anyone ever see a Shivan Meteor hit one of these? Haha...^_^
LeMaK
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(4 votes)
...haha that would be funny warlock. never seen it happen but i would like to? a bit of overkill on the pup dont u think?
StuartHamilton
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(9 votes)
To Omenchild:
It's cool because it drops on turn one and proceeds to deal two damage every turn until they either block it or kill it.
If they block it, most likely it will be dealt less damage than it has dealt to your opponent, and thus result in a favorable damage output balance for you.
If they use a flat kill spell to kill it, the damage will be completely one-sided.
If they kill it with lethal burn spells, they will use small burns on this guy (Due to his one toughnes), and hold on to their big guns for your big guns.
Bottom line, unless they immediately kill this guy with a burn spell, you will deal more damage to your opponent than they will deal back to you.
I hit one with the Shivan meteor. Then I felt like I really needed to go to church. Something that gratifying has to be a sin.
Jin15
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(9 votes)
Jackal Pup, the star of a deck that created a revolution in how Magic was played. Sligh came out of nowhere to dominate the tournament world and introduce people to the previously unheard of concept of mana curve, and the beloved Jackal Pup was at the center of it all. Good dog!
Cyberium
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(6 votes)
I have a feeling that the lot of people who rated this low had never seen it in action. This card was a staple in Sligh deck because it's so aggressively costed for the environment at the time, and red is very good at killing blockers that unless opponent has a direct damage spell themselves, Jackal Pup could attack each turn without hindrance or costing owner's life.
Sugga
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Yes. Vicious. It's a 2/1 creature with one mana for heavens sake! It's worse than savannah lions and worse than a whole bunch of other 1 costing 2/1 or 2/2 creatures but red doesn't have better :/ Well Tattermunge Maniac is on the same line nowadays.
Definitely one of my favorite cards. It has been deemed too good for Red, but with the recent power creep, is it still too good? I don't think so.
MasterOfEtherium
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(3 votes)
It's A Jackal. Umm Jackal..It's A Jackal. JACKAL, JACKAL! It's A Jackal!!!
Omenchild
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(6 votes)
why do so many people like this? no haste, no first strike. seems dumb
EDIT: i see the point why it was good in the old days, but seriously now? i think 3 is a pretty fair score, but it could be lower. magic has come a long way from tempest
"Jackal Pup, the star of a deck that created a revolution in how Magic was played. Sligh came out of nowhere to dominate the tournament world and introduce people to the previously unheard of concept of mana curve, and the beloved Jackal Pup was at the center of it all. Good dog!"
Paul Sligh built his namesake deck years before Jackal Pup ever existed. But nice try.
Opeth2010
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(6 votes)
@scumbling1:
Actually, the deck was built by Jay Schneider. Paul Sligh was the one who played the deck and made it famous.
Maybe this card was good back in the day, but it certainly hasn't aged well. Let's not kid ourselves, it hasn't. I won't rate it poorly since it was good relative to its environment back then, but by today's standards, this should be rated 3 stars or fewer, I think.
Salient
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(2 votes)
I feel like the flavor text is an STD joke waiting to happen.
Kikke
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
until this day, i thought that when the Pup deals damage, you get as mucha damage...now i get it why is so great!
luca_barelli
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
The new art is nice, but I like this better for the "d'aaaww" factor.
TheWrathofShane
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I dont think this would do well today. Goblin Guide outclasses it, and lightning bolt would be a nightmare scenario.
atemu1234
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Anyone here seen the friday night magic version? The flavor text is "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war." - William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar. Yeah, because that looks like a real dog of war. I mean seriously, D'aww
LordRandomness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Strictly more adorable than the new art.
michael99man
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Strictly worse than Firedrinker Satyr, although they both still suck.
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Just a great card that defines red. A 2/1 for 1. Yeah, it burns you. But it hits the opponent too.
Anyone ever see a Shivan Meteor hit one of these? Haha...^_^
It's cool because it drops on turn one and proceeds to deal two damage every turn until they either block it or kill it.
If they block it, most likely it will be dealt less damage than it has dealt to your opponent, and thus result in a favorable damage output balance for you.
If they use a flat kill spell to kill it, the damage will be completely one-sided.
If they kill it with lethal burn spells, they will use small burns on this guy (Due to his one toughnes), and hold on to their big guns for your big guns.
Bottom line, unless they immediately kill this guy with a burn spell, you will deal more damage to your opponent than they will deal back to you.
EDIT: i see the point why it was good in the old days, but seriously now? i think 3 is a pretty fair score, but it could be lower. magic has come a long way from tempest
Paul Sligh built his namesake deck years before Jackal Pup ever existed. But nice try.
Actually, the deck was built by Jay Schneider. Paul Sligh was the one who played the deck and made it famous.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/ash24
"But nice try."
Yeah, because that looks like a real dog of war. I mean seriously, D'aww